In January 1927, NCBC accepted a challenge from Oxford University Women’s Boat Club to a contest on the Isis. This was not a side by side race, instead being judged on a combination of style and time over a half mile course, however being the first competitive meeting between women’s crews representing the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, this meeting is accepted as being the first Women’s Boat Race.
1st VIII
| C | Margaret T. Rhys |
| S | Cordelia H. England (President) |
| 7 | Emily P. Rickey |
| 6 | Phyllis K. Rich |
| 5 | Eleanor Hutchinson |
| 4 | Phyllis M. Hares |
| 3 | Barbara M. Brown |
| 2 | Winifred K. Leverton |
| B | Ada E.M. Wamsley |
Results: lost to Oxford University Women’s Boat Club by 13.6 seconds